Lemont Quarrymen Hold First Home Games Of The Season

LEMONT, IL — Lemont's vintage baseball club, the Lemont Quarrymen, will have its opening day home games on June 1, playing against Chicago Salmon and Oregon Ganymedes, according to a release from the team.

The games will be held from 12 to 4 p.m. on June 1 at Mount Assisi Field, 13900 Main St. The free event is open to the public.

Guests can grab a lawn chair and enjoy a summer afternoon watching an old-fashioned vintage baseball game, the team said. Vintage baseball is a pastime played by 1858 rules, with its beginnings and progressions mimicking those that occurred in America over 160 years ago. Teams competing wear period reproduction uniforms, use period authentic equipment and follow baseball rules from the 19th century in order to accurately present the history of baseball to the public.

Ballists have colorful nicknames and personalities, the team said.

More upcoming home games for the team are:

• June 21, 12 p.m., vs. McHenry County Independents and Milwaukee Cream Citys
• July 12, 1 p.m., vs. Blue Island Brewmasters
• Aug. 24, 12 p.m., vs. Creston Regulators and DuPage Plowboys

The Lemont team was formed in 2011, and the club ranges in age from 16 to 75, according to the team.